Animal Welfare Professionals

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, join Maddie's® Monthly Foster Connection at 12pm PT/3pm ET. Jordana Moerbe, Director of Lifesaving Partnerships and Medical Care at Austin Pets Alive!, will be discussing how animal shelters can shift from a kennel-centric medical model to a foster-centric clinic ... See More

This is extremely upsetting to hear and see. We are always looking for ways to raise money, awareness, volunteer help, foster help. We would really love to do a marathon fundraiser, but getting started is expensive(for our little non-profit). Since my time here at our local cat shelter, we have changed ... See More

Thank you, Taylor! ------------------------------ Alison Gibson Media Projects Manager Maddie's Fund ------------------------------ See More

We had the same thoughts for our rescue. Plus, the additional cost he places on the shelters is smarmy to the moon & back. ------------------------------ Erica Wages Lead Foster Coordinator Lost Our Home Pet Rescue AZ ------------------------------ See More

Loved the About cats it vary informative ------------------------------ taylor Leach ACA2 Jpaws LA ------------------------------ See More

Hi Farrah - My name is Ryan, and I'm the founder and CEO of GetBuddy and I can assure you GetBuddy is real :) Before starting the company, I spent years volunteering with different rescues in the Bay Area and NYC, fostering animals, and have adopted many pets myself (my last is a wily German Shepherd, ... See More

Hello! The Dog Health Fund (new nonprofit) is looking to create quarterly education series on all things dog health. Please give us some topics you think we should cover. Appreciate your feedback! #AccesstoCare ------------------------------ Eduardo Plata President The Dog Health Fund NJ ------- ... See More

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a cautionary update regarding Miranda's Rescue in Fortuna, California. According to local reporting and a public statement from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, the rescue is currently under active investigation involving allegations of animal abuse, cruelty, fraud, ... See More

This sounds like an operations problem dressed up as a screening problem. The screening you use shapes who applies, but the bigger lever is how the shifts themselves are structured. A few patterns that work: Require a minimum weekday commitment to qualify for weekend slots. One weekday shift per ... See More